{"id":577017,"date":"2026-02-17T06:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/577017\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T06:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:49:24","slug":"white-soxs-director-of-hitting-drops-special-munetaka-murakami-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/577017\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox\u2019s director of hitting drops \u2018special\u2019 Munetaka Murakami take"},"content":{"rendered":"

White Sox\u2019s director of hitting drops \u2018special\u2019 Munetaka Murakami take<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With Munetaka Murakami playing for the Chicago White Sox<\/a>, there is no doubt a lot of excitement brewing on the team with the acquisition, especially with the production he had playing professional baseball in Japan. As the White Sox star in Murakami is practicing with the team<\/a>, a coach on the team has a take on the 26-year-old that is bound to make any fan excited.<\/p>\n

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Chicago\u2019s director of hitting, Ryan Fuller, spoke about Murakami on Monday, expressing why he thinks the first baseman is \u201cspecial.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMune is special, and I think you see immediately there\u2019s a level of confidence here amidst everything being new here,\u201d Fuller said, according to Scott Merkin.<\/p>\n

While there could be some who are surprised that Murakami chose to play for the White Sox, he would say through an interpreter that he felt \u201cdestined\u201d<\/a> to play for the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel there are lot of exciting young players here. Just as my career panned out in Japan, I went to a team that was very young and we got to the promised land of winning the championship there. I kinda feel something similar here, I feel like I\u2019m destined to be here,\u201d Murakami said through his translator, according to Chuck Garfien of CHSN.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no denying how \u201cbig of a deal\u201d<\/a> Murakami is to bringing his talents to the MLB, with the same sentiments being echoed by White Sox manager Will Venable.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are getting an understanding of how big of a deal Mune is,\u201d Venable said, via MLB.com. \u201cCertainly, the attention he gets is well deserved for what he\u2019s accomplished. We are excited to see everyone who comes along with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

At any rate, Murakami looks to make noise in his first season in the majors in 2026.<\/p>\n

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